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AMR wins labor deals with five union work groups

(Reuters) - Five out of seven work groups represented by the largest labor union at AMR Corp's American Airlines voted to accept contract terms offered by the bankrupt airline that will cut thousands of jobs, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) said on Tuesday. The vote ends a court battle between the groups and AMR over the airline's bid to void its current collective bargaining agreements as it ...

Kelty points finger at Labor amid union woes

Union stalwart Bill Kelty has issued a reality check to the Labor Party, saying the hope and trust the Australian people once had in it has diminished.

Anti-Extremism Cops 'Crack Down' on Labor Union in Kaluga

Officers from a department charged with combating extremism visited the office of an independent labor union in Kaluga, attempting to detain an activist without a court order, the union said on Thursday.

Union for Litchfield School Custodians Files Complaint With Labor Department

LITCHFIELD -- The collective bargaining unit representing Litchfield Public Schools' custodians is fighting the Board of Education's agreement to move maintenance operations to the Litchfield Department of Public Works through a complaint with the state Department of Labor.

Labor union officer pleads guilty to embezzling funds

MONROE -- A township man who served as a labor union official admitted May 8 to demanding and receiving unlawful payments from a contractor and embezzling funds from a labor organization bank account. read more

Rockford Park District police vote to unionize

ROCKFORD -- Rockford Park District police officers voted today to form the department's first labor union.

Labor pride hides deep embarrassment

PM plays up Labor values in speech, refers to 'opportunity for all'. 18 May 2012 3:52 PM

Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court potentially saved cash-strapped Illinois money on Thursday by upholding a lower court's dismissal of a public labor union's lawsuit challenging Governor Pat Quinn's elimination of pay raises in the current budget. Quinn, a Democrat, canceled 2 percent raises worth $75 million for state unionized workers in July, contending the state's then-new $33 billion ...

Union groups accept American's contract offer

Five labor union bargaining units accept American Airlines' final contract offer.

New York nurses shift to union-style format

Following a leadership shakeup last fall, members of the 37,000-member New York State Nurses Association voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve bylaw changes that will transform the organization from a professional association into a more traditional labor union. Members opted Thursday to give more power to elected leaders to set the course of the union; to ban supervisors from serving as ...